Ironman Texas (Page 76)

Did it last year and I think the Drop rate was close to similar - The climbs are the killers - I am sure the heat did not help.

Based on the current forecast we will all need to regulate output on the bike to avoid to avoid a painful marathon!  Start praying now for a North Wind!

That's why man invented the power meter. 

Unfortunately I don't. Blueseventy has a great skin but it's not much cheaper. Since Fina came down with the new rules after the Olympics, all the 1 piece men's suits (or any suits with zipper for that matter) have stopped being made, so there's not an easy alternative. I will dig around the warehouse this week and see if there is anything that can be used.

HR for president!!

On a side note, I see IM CDA has 119 pages. I'm not getting whipped in page count!!

PAD

IPAD too

A power meter really is a game changer if you train and use it correctly.  Once you have your FTP, everything falls into place as far as what percentages to ride for what distances and so on.  A watt is a watt is a watt -- whether it's warm or cold, headwind or tailwind, hilly or flat, etc.  Ride your goal watts and let everyone else play the guessing game of whether they're pushing too little or too hard.

I'm willing to volunteer to rent/borrow one for the race and report on my findings

Honest question here (and I do love training with the power meter)... but since power is a measure of work; wouldn't it take more out of you to push XX watts when it's 90 degrees with 90% humidity then it would to push XX watts at 65 degrees with low humidity? I know it's the same amount of work/effort; just that your body is dealing with the heat and humidity so it takes a bigger toll.

Jason, both Patrick W and me picked up a Torque.  I got the Elite.  I have done a couple of OWS in it and it works.  I can definitely tell a difference.  Not as buoyant as my Hurricane wetsuit but it makes you feel a little more "slippery" in the water than without it!

I got a couple of discount options if you want one.  shoot me an email and I'll send you the info.

Yup, me too...  No top for the swim or a swim skin...

WILL, what is the deal man? Do you have your phone set up to notify you when the word nudity "pops up" ???  LMAO !!!

I already know I'm screwed because of the heat.  It FINALLY was warm here in Colorado this past weekend.  Rode my bike for 2 hours, which was fine.  Then I ran for 45 min... was fine for 20 and then my HR blew up.  I was in upper Zone 3 just WALKING up a hill and lower Z3 walking on a flat.  And I think the air temp was a nice dry 82 degrees.  :facepalm: 

Nothing I can do about it, it just "is what it is".  My goal was just to finish and have fun, so if that means doing a bunch of walking, that's what it will be.

You nailed it. Power is an output and is absolute. A watt is a watt. Problem is that your body's ability to produce that watt is quite variable. Your ability to produce a watt in 60 degrees, no humidity, in the first hour of activity is much different than it's ability to produce that same watt in 90 degrees, 80% humidity during hour 5 of activity. Those who established a goal avg wattage for the race in cool weather (and don't use hr) will not realize that they are blowing up at mile 95.